4.4 Reading/ Listening 3: Her city

 “شهر  هاجر”

 

image of tehran,Iran
https://wordpress.org/openverse/image/aa9f4159-973b-4bb9-945d-97ee4684342c

 

Learning Objectives

  • You will be able to talk about your hometown, your surrounding
  • You will learn how to talk about your city and public locations in your town.

Vocabulary

road in iran
“Save – arak road (65 road) – iran” by Parsa 2au is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Image of highway in Iran , city of tehran
“File:Tehran, Tehran, Africa Highway, Bonyad Mostazafan, Iran – panoramio – Behrooz Rezvani (8).jpg” by Behrooz Rezvani is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
The short distance buses Tabriz central bus station.
“The short distance buses Tabriz central bus station.” by malcolm16 is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
  خیابان    شاهراه/جاده ایستگاه اتوبوس
tehran train station
“Nour al Reza to Shiraz at Tehran train station” by Timon91 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
airport in Iran sign of Iran air
“Iran Air in the FFM airport” by stan is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
River
“River Seridó” by grungepunk2010 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
 ایستگاه قطار  فرودگاه رودخانه
toledo pond
“Toledo Pond” by Linda, Fortuna future is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
Lake Michigan
“Lake Michigan” by VV Nincic is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
mountain of Damavand in Iran
“Damavand (5671) from Tochal (Tehran) – panoramio” by Alireza Javaheri is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
دریاچه دریا کوهستان
cinema sign
“Cinema – For Lease” by David Gallagher is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Bank Meli Iran
“jørn utzon, bank melli, tehran, iran 1959-1962. street front. photographer: phillip arnold” by seier+seier is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
sport field
“Denver, Colorado from Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado” by Ken Lund is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
سینما بانک زمین ورزشی
fruit and vegetable shop in shemiran, Tehran, Iran. with people buying and looking at fruits or vegetable.
“Fruit and Vegetable” by kamshots is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
apple store in Iran
“File:Apple Store in Iran.JPG” by Hooperag is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
traditional restaurant in shiraz Iran
“Vakil Traditional Restaurant, Shiraz, Iran, 2004” by travfotos is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
 بازار  مغازه /دکان  رستوران
Outside view of grand hotel in Ramsar Iran
“Ramsar Grand Hotel, Ramsar, Iran, 2004” by travfotos is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
building in Gazvin Iran
“Safavi Building, Qazvin, Iran” by Hamed.S is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
inside a hospital in Iran. A doctor with 2 patients with Covid
“Coronavirus patients at the Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran, Iran–1 March 2020” by Mohsen Atayi is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
هتل ساختمان  بیمارستان
inside an office with big windows to outside view
“Office buildings out the window” by jon_a_ross is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.
post office
“Workers at the Jamaica Plain Post Office, 71 Green Street, near Cheshire Street” by Boston Public Library is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
call center of police department
“Day 58 – West Midlands Police – 999 Call Handlers” by West Midlands Police is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
دفتر  اداره پست   اداره پلیس
sign of zoo
“Zoo Entrance Sign” by Pierce Place is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
inside a library
“File:School of Mechanical Engineering Library, Iran University of Science and Technology 03.jpg” by Mondephile is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
vatican museum
“Inside the Vatican Museum ” by Ali Sabbagh is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
   باغ وحش  کتابخانه  موزه 
river in isfahan iran
“Found Photo – Iran – Isfahan – Si-o-se Pol Bridge – Zayandeh River – Oct 1976.tif” by David Pirmann is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
mall in Iran
“Wanna balloon?” by blondinrikard is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
courtyard of a school in Iran
“Jeanne d Arc School Iran Tehran MainCourtyard” by آرش حکیمی is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
 پل   مال  مدرسہ 
a few student taking picture in front of the Tehran university
“File:University of Tehran Students ceremony (3).jpg” by محمدحسن ظریف منش is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
college logo
“college icon” by Backdoor Survival is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
gas station in iran
“File:Parsin Gas and CNG Station in Karaj-Qazvin Freeway, Iran–2017,11.jpg” by User:Editor-1 (Farhad Mohammadi Majd) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
دانشگاه کالج  پمپ بنزین

Transportation and related vocabularies (DOCX)

Test Yourself

Reading/Listening

Context:  Hajar is talking to Nahid about her hometown, Detroit.

Pre-Reading Activities

Please read the following words and write the meaning in English. Then respond to the prompts.

How many? Do you have this in your town/city? English Persian
جمعیت .١
فرودگاه .٢
ایستگاه اتوبوس .٣
ایستگاه قطار .٤
کتابخانه .٥
زمین ورزشی .٦
اداره پست .٧
اداره پلیس .٨
دانشگاه .٩
کالج .١٠
موزه .١١
باغ وحش .١٢

Reading


English Persian Speaker
ٌhere are you from?   تو اهل کجا هستی؟ هاجر
I am from Tehran, Where are you from? من اهل تهرانی هستم تو اهل کجا هستی؟ ناهید
I am from Lansing. Tehran  is the capital of Iran , isn’t it? من اهل لنسینگ هستم. تهران پایتخت ایرانه , درسته؟ هاجر
Yes, correct. What is the population of Lansing  ? بله ,درسته. جمعیت لنسینگ چقدره؟ ناهید
Approximately 120 ,000 people live in Lansing. And in Tehran? تقریباْ  ۱۲۰ هزار نفر در لنسینگ زندگی می کنند.در تهران چطور؟ هاجر
Approximately  8 million people live in Tehran. Perhaps Lansing   is a small town. تقریباً  ۸ میلیون نفر در تهران زندگی می کنند. احتمالا لنسینگ شهر کوچکی است؟ ناهید
Yes, Lansing is a small but lovely town. .بله , لنسینگ شهرکوچک اما زیبایی است هاجر
Is there an airport in Lansing? آیا فرودگاه هم در انجا هست؟ ناهید
Yes, There is an airport in Lansing. Even there are  train station and Bus Stations there. بله , در لنسینگ یک فرودگاه است. حتی ایستگاه قطار و .ایستگاه اتوبوس هم هست هاجر
How many schools , collage and university are in Lansing? چند تا مدرسه ِ کالج و دانشگاه در لنسینگ هست؟ ناهید
In Our town, there are several schools, one collage and one big university. در شهر ما, چند تا مدرسه , یک کالج و یک دانشگاه بزرگ است هاجر
Is there Library, Museum, Cinema, or zoo in your town? در شهرتون کتابخانه, سینما یا باغ وحش هشت؟ ناهید
Yes, In our town there are two big library, one museum, a few cinema and one zoo. بله , در شهر ما دو کتابخانه بزرگ , یک موزه چند سینما و یک باغ وحش هست هاجر
Is there a river, mountain or lake in Lansing? آیا در شهر لنسینگ رودخانه, کوهستان  یا دریاچه هست؟ ناهید
In Our city, there is one river and several lakes but there is no mountain in there. در شهر ما یک رودخانه و چند تا دریاچه هست اما کوهستانی در شهرمون نیست هاجر
In your town, is there a post office, police station and other offices? در شهرتون اداره پست , اداره پلیس و ادارات دولتی هست؟ ناهید
Yes, In our town, there is one post office and one police station. What is in Tehran? بله در شهرما یک اداره پست و یک اداره پلیس هم هست. در تهران  چی هست؟ هاجر
Let’s talk about Tehran later. Now I have to go to class. بهتره بعداً درباره تهران صحبت کنیم . آلان من باید به کلاس برم ناهید
Okay, no problem. باشه , اشکالی نداره  هاجر

Activity:

Imagine that you are meeting someone who lived in Lansing . Please make a list of your questions.

“Questions about Lansing” 
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Listening/Speaking:

Listen to the following audio recording about city of Pasargad  in Iran. Based on the Listening , please write 10 sentences in Persian describing City of Pasargad. Then record yourself  reading the description of the city.

Activities:

Please write 10-15 sentences describing your own home town.

 

Writing/Speaking:

Key Takeaways

  • You can talk about your city and public locations in your town.

 

 

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